Police Have New Cruisers

South Windsor News Notes

Motorists may notice a new look the next time they are pulled over by a police officer.

As part of a regular turnover in the fleet, the police department has bought four new police cruisers and retired the blue-striped look of previous cars.

``Other communities had similar graphics and it was time to make a change,'' said police spokesman Matthew D. Reed.

The town's older cruisers have a thick blue stripe down the side of the car and ``South Windsor Police Services'' in large block letters. The four new cars have the town's name in blue script, the word ``police'' in bold red lettering below it and then ``services'' in blue script.

Also new is ``Police & Community Together,'' a slogan scripted along the side of the cars.

``We've always been a service-oriented department,'' Reed said. ``We're not here necessarily to govern the community. We are in partnership with the community.''

The cars, bought through a bidding process, cost about $13,000 each, Reed said. The town's four older cars are scheduled to be replaced in about a year.